I thought the Steelers did more pattern-matching (waiting for the recievers to break into their routes and then playing man to man) rather than a exact zone coverage. And I also remember reading that Lebeau's schemes have the CB's playing man to man most of the time (I could be remembering that one wrong).

Either way, when Taylor is covering the other teams #1, they don't have good games. He is such an important part of this team, and hopefully Lewis and Allen will be there the next 10 years holding down the position.

Exactly!! Zone defense is not covering an area.....as much as covering the WR in that area. Ike normally matches up on the opponents best WR in that zone and does a good job at denying them the ball.

If anybody watched Steelers games this year and didnt see Keenan Lewis as somebody that challenged and broke up passes....then they were not paying attention.

So he had 4 more passes defended than Asante Samuel, but Samuel had 3 more INT's. Samuel has a 3 year $18.5mil contract. So $6 million plus is the market price and the fact that Lewis will command $6-8million a season contract is just the reality, so deal with it.

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So he had 4 more passes defended than Asante Samuel, but Samuel had 3 more INT's. Samuel has a 3 year $18.5mil contract. So $6 million plus is the market price and the fact that Lewis will command $6-8million a season contract is just the reality, so deal with it.

Two more points to add to your post:

1. In XXX, Larry Brown had two INTs... and Deion had ZERO.

2. Sometimes, teams avoid players (eg teams never even tried to throw at Deion)... which meant less INTs.

2. Sometimes, teams avoid players (eg teams never even tried to throw at Deion)... which meant less INTs.

My point:
INTs are not the end-all be-all.

Good point. And my two cents is that any player can gave a great game at any given time. Your example of Brown and Deion in SB XXX is a prime example. It just so happens Lewis rose to the occasion this season and demonstrated his upside. That doesn't mean any other secondary players can't do that in camp and/or preseason in 2013.

Just give them what the want. Keenan Lewis is the greatest thing since sliced bread,pay the man

They better give Lewis anything he wants. He's the next Rod Woodson, only without the interceptions, pro bowl selections, all pro selections, proven long-term track record, and the ability to return kicks. Other than that, they are completely identical.

My point is that Professional Football Administrators, General Managers and Team Owners, in the NFL will likely give him around $6million a year or more contract......despite what message board posters say.